Indian Coal For Railways
AUCKLAND, May 17. A 1 shipment of 7300 tons of indian co'al for Ihe New Zealand railways, will r'each Auckland from Calcutta on June 10 iiv the British steamer Wansford. The iirst Goverilmeut eonsigninent of- 8700 tons recentiy reaehed Wellington from Calcutta, being tlie first Indian coal iinported for more than 20 years. Abont 18,000 tons of railways coal from Britain have been iznported this year an^l a trial shipment of Sout.'i .Africam coab rfioafi'tiho -iRaihvayst.'D, opara ment will arrive at Wellington in the Clarepark this week.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 May 1948, Page 6
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